The Nitty Gritty

Powell Gardens held a "Members Only Preview Night" of their Festival of Lights. It was beautiful! We also got to bring home a poinsettia plant--free with our membership card! Isaac is ready for the semester to be done! He's been a champ keeping the boys on track with their virtual school while also teaching his own classes online. Oi! Back in May, we made an agreement with the Sentgeorge family that they would be our connecting family--the family we would get together with during the pandemic. It's been a lifesaver having a home to visit and friends to spend time with.   Windmill tree topper The Land of Sweets This was my favorite display! They covered the creek in blue lights. Standing at the bottom of the spiral staircase.  The kids garden area was all decked out with lights I've enjoyed having more time with these two the past six months! We've gone on walks, paddled in our canoes, watched movies, and had plenty of talks.  Rainbow Road :) William is getting...

 Halloween was awesome this year! We figured out how to trick or treat in a pandemic and still have a good time. The boys wore their masks and socially distanced. My friend and I wore our masks and chatted outside while kids came and got candy. We laid out the candy on some lawn chairs at the end of the driveway to keep them socially distanced from us. :) The boys are waiting 72 hours to eat their candy to let the germs die. In the meantime, they're eating some other candy we already had. So! Take that Coronavirus! You can't stop ALL of our fun! The past two weeks we've been watching Harry Potter. We timed it so that we would watch the final movie on Halloween night. I love that I can watch  some PG-13 movies with the boys now.  Isaac made the boys' costumes this year. He worked on Will's Bowser Junior costume all week. It is truly a masterpiece. He used cardboard, foam, felt, and yarn.  I'm so glad he enjoys making the costumes and is good at it.  How was your ...